Ribozymes are RNA molecules that function as biocatalsts in modern cells (Thomas Cech, 1980s). This fact disproves the long-held view that only proteins (enzymes) act as biological catalysts. Ribozymes catalyse synthesis of RNAs : rRNA, tRNA, mRNA (autocatalysis) and removal of introns from mRNA.
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